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Hamm, Chastain, Lilly on Algarve Roster

Published 7:00 pm, Wednesday, February 26, 2003

Veteran stars Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain and Kristine Lilly were selected Thursday for the U.S. women's team that will play in the prestigious Algarve Cup in Portugal.

Coach April Heinrichs chose 20 players for the event March 14-20, 2003, at 12 small venues on the scenic Southern coast of Portugal. The Algarve Cup is considered the world's most competitive women's international event outside of the World Cup, the Olympics and the European Championship.

Heinrichs will bring 17 WUSA players who will leave their preseason training camps for the tournament, two college players in Cat Reddick and Lindsay Tarpley of North Carolina, and high school senior Heather O'Reilly.

For the second time, the tournament will feature 12 teams, up from eight that played for the title in the first eight years of the competition. The United States was drawn into Group A and will face regional rival Canada, Olympic champion Norway and European runner-up Sweden in first-round play.